Cathy Rees
I have always had my hands in the mud. Whether in the garden or in the clay studio. I studied environmental design and ecology in school and have worked in parks, forests and in the landscaping business for most of my life. My interest in pottery developed organically along with my interest in the tangled web of life, particularly the botanical world.
Most of my pottery is thrown on a wheel and made out of porcelain clay. I had always been interested in potter, but didn't take my first class until I was out of school. I have attended numerous workshops and short courses in various aspects of pottery making wherever my travels have taken me. I am currently a member of the Brooklin Pottery Coop, a communal clay studio in Brooklin, Maine. I typically begin my work on the wheel and then often alter the thrown vessels by piercing and excising to reveal an image in shallow relief. I draw my inspiration from the native flora that inhabits the coast of Maine and find connection and pattern in its beauty.
Filled with lush photography, this practical and accessible guide will show you how to make your garden a place of beauty and inspiration during the winter months, as well as throughout the year.
Why put all of our gardening effort into the magnificent but short months of summer? With Winterland, learn how the dramatic stillness of a garden in winter provides abundant opportunities to deepen our connection with nature.
Accomplished landscape designer Cathy Rees guides you through the basics of creating rich and compelling all-season garden environments—exploring form, texture, plant choices, lighting, and more. Design strategies are reinforced by practical advice on garden care, pruning, maintenance, and coexisting with animals and birds. Learn how to position a distinctive tree to capture the first rays of a rosy December sunrise, or reconceive the flow of an entire landscape. Winterland gives gardeners the tools to develop outdoor havens that will evolve over seasons and years, to become true garden sanctuaries for any season.